Author Spotlight; BT Urruela: Into the Nothing

Title: Into The Nothing

Author: BT Urruela

Publication Date: June 21, 2016

Genres: Romance, Military Romance

Blurb

Xander Evans has been on the road for many years. Never settling. Always moving from one place to another, unable to let go of his past. He lived a tragic childhood, spending most of those years in foster care. He's never felt like he's had a home. That is until he stops in the small town of Truman Valley, Missouri, where he meets a woman who will change everything he's ever known. 

Paige Watson has it all. A loving family, beautiful home, and a great career. The only thing she's missing....is love. After escaping an abusive relationship, she opens her heart up to a stranger. He is unlike any man she's ever met. He came into her life and turned it completely upside down. Everything is perfect. That is, until one fateful night. 

A night that would tear the Watson family apart, never to be put back together again. 

A night that would send Xander away
to prison for life.

Review

I had been looking forward to reading Into The Nothing for a long time. I found the blurb intriguing, I read teasers that left me craving more, I fell in love with the cover and BT Urrulea had this hashtag saying #notanormalHEA which was just taunting me. It piqued my curiosity and I wouldn't have been able to let it go even if I tried (not that I tried).

As per my usual reviews, I'm not going to summarize what the book is about. I don't believe in giving much more information than what the author intends for you to know from the blurb. What I can say is this is not a cookie-cutter romance. There are conflicts I never saw coming. And subplots just as intriguing as the main plot. There are parts that I found really emotional and others that made me laugh out loud, but the story was consistent from start to finish. And it is very suspenseful!
And BT does suspense extremely well! 

Into the Nothing was also full of very dynamic characters. BT did a phenomenal job in creating individuals that I either fell in love with or hated with a passion. The two main roles, Paige and Xander, whose points of view the story is told through, are such strong, well developed and sophisticated characters that I could have sworn they were real people. I connected deeply with them both and every emotion that they felt, I felt it with them. The same rings true for each and every one of the characters written in this book. They all took me on the most twisted and curvy emotional rollercoaster ride of my life. 

This book is like nothing I've ever read before. I fell in love with BT Urrulea's writing style because it has a unique edge to it. There was a grittiness that I've never felt in a book before and I welcomed the new experience. He stayed true to himself and wrote this book with intense, raw passion and it shows in the best way possible. Into the Nothing is definitely a 5 star read.
I'd give it all the stars in the sky if I could.

~Lei

Excerpt One
"He was over here for like five hours last night drinking and talking with Dad. You think I like him? My dad's in love. And the way he didn’t hesitate to put Benji in his place, I just think Dad’s got a good feeling about him."

"Shit, I've got a good feeling about him too... and it's in my panties." She laughs and motions toward her crotch. "If I had been working and saw him do that to Benji's fat ass, I would've let him fuck me right on top of the bar…and I would’ve let everyone watch."

"Brandi!"

"I'm serious. Fuck it!”

"You're ridiculous."

"Paige, don't tell me you didn't notice that anaconda stuffed into his jeans?"

"What?! What the fuck are you talking about? Anaconda? I wasn't looking at his damn jeans." I laugh, finding it hard to not to love this girl who has become like a sister to me. She's the craziest bitch I know, but she's got my back no matter what. She's had it since day one.

"Why wouldn’t you look at his jeans? That’s where his dick is!”

Excerpt Two
"How about twenty questions?" I ask.

"I hate twenty questions."
"How about five questions, then?"
He cracks a smile and lifts an eyebrow. "How about three?"
"Deal!"
"So, have I mentioned how much I fucking hate Tuesdays?" Brandi's voice cuts right between us. Xander looks relieved.
Me? Not so much. "Damn it, Brandi!"
"What?"
"Oh nothing. Can you grab me Fireball though? Pretty please. Two of them." I look at Xander. "You're taking one."
"Three. I am too, bitch! Fuck Tuesdays!" Brandi calls out from across the bar as she begins filling the shot glasses from the Fireball chiller.
"Question one. You said you’ve been traveling for a while now, right? Do you ever get tired of it? Ever feel like settling?”
"Damn. Starting out with the heavy hitters, huh?" He eyes the shot glasses as if hoping it will somehow make them fill faster.
"Need me to go easier on you? Maybe a finger or two first before I go in with the whole fist?"
He looks at me in disbelief. "Did you really just say that?"
"Just answer the question, two fingers or three?"

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About the Author

BT Urruela was an infantryman in the US Army from August 2004 until February 2011. At the end of a year long tour to Baghdad, Iraq, his vehicle was hit by two roadside bombs, which took his right leg below the knee and the life of his commander. He was awarded a Purple Heart for his wounds, an Army Commendation Medal, and Combat Infantryman's Badge. He medically retired from the Army in 2011 and moved to Tampa, FL where he currently works as a Director and Brand Ambassador for VETSports, a veteran community sports nonprofit he co-founded in 2012. He also conducts motivational speeches, works as a cover and fitness model and he's a personal performance trainer. He co-wrote the military romance novel A Lover's Lament and released his debut solo novel, Into the Nothing, on June 21st, 2016.